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EPDXY ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH OVER
A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE
Field
The following disclosure relates to epoxy-based adhesive compositions, in
particular
epoxy-based adhesive compositions that exhibit high mechanical strength over a
wide
temperature range. Such adhesives are useful in structural assembly, such as
for
example as repair materials in motor vehicles or aircrafts. The disclosure
also relates to
processes of preparing the adhesives and to applications of the adhesives.
Background
Structural adhesives are adhesive compositions that can bond materials with a
mechanical strength comparable to mechanical fasteners. They may be used to
replace
or augment conventional joining techniques such as welding or mechanical
fasteners,
such as nuts and bolts, screws and rivets etc. In particular in the
transportation industries
structural adhesives can present a light weight support of or even an
alternative to
mechanical fasteners.
Epoxy resin compositions have been long known for their good adhesive and
mechanical
properties and have been widely used as bonding agents. Many of these
compositions
contain latent curatives (for example dicyandimides, anhydrides or aromatic
amines, such
as for example diaminodiphenyl sulfone) and require high temperatures for
curing the
adhesive composition. Such adhesive systems are referred to as "one-component
systems". Other epoxy adhesive formulations with more reactive curing agents
can be
cured at lower temperatures. Such systems are referred to as "two-component
systems",
because at least the majority of the epoxy resins are kept separated from the
curing
agents to avoid premature cross-linking. The two parts are combined upon
application of
the adhesive to initiate the curing reaction.
When used as structural adhesives in transportation applications, such as for
example,
for bonding components or parts in motor vehicles, aircrafts or watercrafts,
the epoxy
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resins are required to maintain their good mechanical properties not only at
room
temperature but also at elevated temperatures and low temperatures.
Preferably, the
curing system is also curable at comparatively low temperatures to save costs.
In US2007/0293603A1 a low temperature curable epoxy adhesive composition
comprising an epoxy resin containing part (A) and a part (B) comprising a
polyamine and
a flexible polyamide is reported to have good bonding strength at room
temperature and
above (73F and 180F). However, when used as structural adhesives good
mechanical
bonding strength is required over a wider temperature range and including
temperatures
below freezing. For example, airplanes can be exposed to temperatures as low
as -55 C
in high altitudes. Cars may also be exposed to low temperatures in extreme
weather
conditions in various areas of the world. Parts of an aircraft or a motor
vehicle may also
be exposed to elevated temperatures. Therefore, there exists a need to provide
structural
adhesive compositions that have good mechanical strength (in particular good
bond
strength) at temperatures far below 0 C and at room temperature and at
elevated
temperatures.
Summary
It has now been found that certain structural adhesive formulations provide
good bonding
strength over a wide temperature range below and above freezing. Such adhesive
formulations can be cured at temperatures as low as 80 C.
In the following there is provided a precursor composition for a curable
adhesive, said
precursor composition comprising two parts, part (A) and part (B), which are
separated
from each other,
wherein part (B) comprises the following components:
(i) one or more epoxy resins,
wherein part (A) comprises the following components:
(ii) a combination of at least two curing agents, the first curing agent
comprising a
cycloaliphatic amine and the second curing agent being different from the
first curing
agent comprising a linear aliphatic amine,
the precursor composition further comprising either in part (A) or in part (B)
or in both (A)
and (B)
(iii) a first core-shell polymer toughening agent
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(iv) a second core-shell polymer toughening agent
(v) a filler material selected from particles having a particle size from
about 0.5 to
about 500 pm.
There is also provided an adhesive composition comprising
(I) the reaction product of an epoxy resins with a linear aliphatic
amine and a
cycloaliphatic amine,
(ii) a first core-shell polymer toughening agent
(iii) a second core-shell polymer toughening agent
(iv) a filler material selected from particles having a particle size from
about 0.5 to
about 500 pm.
Furthermore there is provided an article comprising the adhesive composition
described
above.
In another aspect there is provided the use of the adhesive composition
described above
for bonding components of an airplane or a motor vehicle or for bonding of
components to
an airplane or a motor vehicle.
In yet another aspect there is provided a process for joining parts comprising
combining
the two parts of a precursor composition described above form an adhesive
composition,
applying the adhesive composition to a first substrate, placing the second
substrate that
is to be joined with first substrate on the adhesive composition and curing
the adhesive
composition.
In a further aspect there is provided a process of making an adhesive
composition
comprising
providing a two part precursor composition described above,
combining the two parts of the precursor composition to form an adhesive
composition,
curing the adhesive composition,
wherein the components of the two parts precursor compositions are present in
amounts
such that the cured adhesive composition has a peel strength of at least 80 N
at ¨55 C,
23 C and 90 C as measured according to DIN 2243-2 (2005) for a bond thickness
of 150
pm on an aluminum substrate.
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Detailed Description
Before any embodiments of this disclosure are explained in detail, it is to be
understood
that the disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and the
arrangement of components set forth in the following description. The
invention is
capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in
various
ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used
herein is for
the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. Contrary to
the use of
"consisting", the use of "including," "containing", "comprising," or "having"
and variations
thereof is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents
thereof as well
as additional items. The use of "a" or "an" is meant to encompass "one or
more". Any
numerical range recited herein is intended to include all values from the
lower value to the
upper value of that range. For example, a concentration range of from 1% to
50% is
intended to be an abbreviation and to expressly disclose the values between
the 1% and
50%, such as, for example, 2%, 40%, 10%, 30%, 1.5 %, 3.9 % and so forth.
The adhesive formulations described herein are two part precursor formulations
which
when combined provide a curable adhesive composition. The first part of the
precursor
composition, part (A), contains curing agents that are capable to cross-link
epoxy resins
and the second part of the precursor composition, part (B), contains epoxy
resins that can
be cured by the curing agents of part (A).
The terms "solid" or "liquid" refer to ambient conditions (20 C, 1 bar)
Particle sizes are number averages. In case of particles that are only
substantially
spherical the particle size is determined by adding the length of the two main
(largest
orthogonal) axes of the particle and dividing it by two. "Substantially
spherical" means one
or all main axes (x-,y- or z-axis) may deviate from the required length to
form a perfect
sphere by up to 50 %, preferably up to 25%.
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Epoxy resins:
Epoxy resins are polymers having one or more epoxy-functionality. Typically
but not
exclusively, the polymers contain repeating units derived from monomers having
an
epoxy-functionality but expoxy resins can also include, for example, silicone-
based
polymers that contain epoxy groups or organic polymer particles coated with or
modified
with epoxy groups or particles coated with, dispersed in, or modified with
epoxy-groups-
containing polymers. The epoxy-functionalities allow the resin to undertake
cross-linking
reactions. The epoxy resins may have an average epoxy-functionality of at
least 1,
greater than one, or of at least 2.
Epxoy resins may be aromatic, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or mixtures thereof.
Preferably,
the epoxy resins contain moieties of the glycidyl or polyglycidyl ether type.
Such moieties
may be obtained, for example, by the reaction of a hydroxyl functionality (for
example but
not limited to dihydric or polyhydric phenols or aliphatic alcohols including
polyols) with an
epichlorohydrin-functionality. As referred to herein, dihydric phenols are
phenols
containing at least two hydroxy groups bonded to the aromatic ring (also
referred to as
"aromatic" hydroxy groups) of a phenol -or in case of polyphenols at least two
hydroxy
groups are bonded to an aromatic ring. This means the hydroxyl groups can be
bonded to
the same ring of the polyphenol or to different rings each of the polyphenol.
Therefore,
the term "dihydric phenols" is not limited to phenols or polyphenols
containing two
"aromatic" hydroxy groups but also encompasses polyhydric phenols, i.e.
compounds
having more than two "aromatic" hydroxy groups. Examples of useful dihydric
phenols
include resorcinol, catechol, hydroquinone, and polyphenols including p,p'-
di hyd roxyd ibenzyl, p,p'-
dihydroxyphenylsulfone, p,p'-dihydroxybenzophenone, 2,2'-
di hyd roxyphenyl sulfone, p,p'-dihydroxybenzophenone,
2,2-dihydroxy-1,1-
dinaphrhylmethane, and the 2,2', 2,3', 2,4', 3,3', 3,4', and 4,4' isomers of
dihydroxydiphenylmethane,
dihydroxydiphenyldimethylmethane, dihydroxydiphenylethylmethylmethane,
dihydroxy-
diphenylmethylpropylmethane, dihydroxydiphenylethylphenylmethane,
dihydroxydiphenyl-
propylenphenylmethane, dihydroxydiphenylbutylphenylmethane,
dihydroxydiphenyl-
tolylethane, dihydroxydiphenyltolylmethylmethane,
di hydroxydi phenyldicyclohexyl-
methane, and dihydroxydiphenylcyclohexane.
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Preferred epoxy resins include epoxy resins containing or consisting of
glycidyl ethers or
polyglycidyl ethers of dihydric or polyhydric phenols, such as for example,
but not limited
to bisphenol A, bisphenol F and combinations thereof. Instead of, or in
addition to, using
the aromatic epoxy resins described above also their fully or partially
hydrogenated
derivatives (i.e. the corresponding cycloaliphatic compounds) may be used.
Preferably the epoxy resin is liquid at room temperature but also solid epoxy
resins, or
resin particles may be used or may be used in dissolved form, for example in
dissolved or
dispersed in a solvent or another liquid resin.
Examples of commercially available epoxy resins include diglycidylether of
bisphenol A
TM TM TM
(e.g. available under the trade designation EPON 828, EPON 830 or EPON 1001
from
TM
Hexion Speciality Chemicals GMbH, Rosbach, Germany, or under the trade
designation
TM = TM TM
D.E.R-331 or D.E.R-332 from Dow Chemical Co,); diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F
(e.g.
TM TM TM
EPICLON 830 available from Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc. or D.E.R.-354
from Dow
TM
Chemical Co, Schwalbach/Ts., Germany); = siliccine resins containing
diglycidyl epoxy
= TM
functionalities; flame retardant epoxy resins (e.g. DER 580, a brominated
bisphenol type
TM
epoxy resin available from Dow Chemical Co.); Other epoxy resins based on
bisphenols
TM
are commercially available under the trade designations EP1KOTE (Hexion
Speciality
TM TM TM
Chemicals, Rosbach, Germany), D.E.N. (Dow Chemical Co, Schwalbach/Ts.,
Germany),
TM TM
or EPILOX (Leuna Epilox GmbH, Leuna, Germany).
Toughening agents:,
Toughening agents are polymers, other than the epoxy resins, capable of
increasing the
toughness of cured epoxy resins compared to the same composition not
containing them
(the difference in amount in such comparison studies is made up by the epoxy
resin) and
otherwise treated identically. The toughness can be measured, for example, by
the
floating roller peel tests of the cured compositions as described in the
example section
provided herein.
The precursor compositions described herein contain two or more different core-
shell
polymers as toughening agents. It is believed that a combination of core-shell
polymers
increases the mechanical properties of the cured adhesives at low temperatures
in
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particular at a temperature range of from about 0 C to about ¨ 60 C and more
particular
at ¨ 55 C, in particular their mechanical strength, as for example expressed a
floating
roller peel strength and/or overlap shear strength.
Core-shell polymers have a structure containing an internal part, referred to
as core and
an exterior part referred to as shell. Core and shell may be made of different
polymers.
The core of the core-shell polymer may comprise or consist of a polymer or
copolymer of
a diene, which means the polymer or copolymer comprises repeating units
derived from
an olefin having two unsaturations. Examples of such olefins include but are
not limited
to, butadiene and isobutadiene. The core of the core-shell polymer may also
comprise a
polymer or copolymer comprising repeating units derived from a lower alkyl
acrylate (e.g.
an alkyl acrylate containing up to 20 carbon atoms). Example of such alkyl
acrylates
include but are not limited to, n-butyl-, ethyl-, isobutyl- or 2-
ethylhexylacrylate. The core of
the core-shell polymers may also comprise silicone resins or copolymers
thereof. The
core of the core-shell polymers may also comprise copolymers of one or more of
the
afore-mentioned polymers styrene or a styrene-derivative. Examples of such
copolymers
include, but are not limited to butadiene-styrene copolymers.
The precursor formulations may contain, for example, a first core-shell
polymer having a
core comprising a silicone polymer or copolymer and a second core-shell
polymer having
a core comprising a diene polymer or copolymer, such as for example but not
limited to a
butadiene polymer or copolymer or a butadiene-styrene copolymer. The precursor
formulations may also contain, for example, a first core-shell polymer having
a core
comprising a diene polymer and a second core-shell polymer also comprising a
diene
polymer but wherein the second core-shell polymer is chemically different than
the first
core-shell polymer, for example having a different diene polymer or a
different
comonomer or a different composition of the shell.
The core of the core-shell polymer is typically elastomeric. It typically has
a low glass
transition temperature (Tg) (e.g. a Tg of less than about -30 C, or preferably
less than
about -50 C).
The shell of the core-shell polymer may contain the polymer of the core and
one or more
further copolymers. Typical copolymer include polymer containing repeating
units
derivable from unsaturated olefins (for example but not limited to
monounsaturated
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olefins such as for example ethylenes, styrenes and the like), olefinic esters
(for example
but not limited to vinyl acetates), olefinic acids (for example but not
limited to acrylates,
methacrylates) or olefinic halogens (for example but not limited to vinyl
chloride).
The shell may also not contain the polymer of the core but contains a polymer
or
copolymer comprising repeating units derivable from unsaturated olefins (for
example but
not limited to monounsaturated olefins =such as for example ethylenes,
styrenes and the
like), olefinic esters (for example but not limited to vinyl acetates),
olefinic acids (for
example but not limited to acrylates, methacrylates) or olefinic halogens (for
example but
not limited to vinyl chloride). The core-shell polymer may or may not have
reactive groups
which can react with the epoxy resins or curing agents. The reactive groups
may include,
for example, epoxy groups, such as glycidyl ether groups, which may be
introduced into
the shell by using glycidyl methacrylate as monomer. In an embodiment of the
invention,
the core-shell polymer does not contain reactive groups that can react with
the epoxy-
=
resin or the curing agents comprised in the formulation, such as epoxy groups
and/or
amine groups.
Core-shell polymers can be prepared for example by polymerizing monomers until
a
certain particle size has been generated. The polymerization is then altered
for example
by changing the monomer feed such that a shell is polymerized around the
particles.
Alternatively, the shell can be grafted onto the core or introduced by cross-
linking
reactions. Examples of methods for making core-shell polymers can be found,
for
instance, in US Patent numbers 5,186,993 to Hallden-Alberton and Wills and
4,315,085
to Ozari and Barabas, or European Patent application No 1,632,533 to Katsumi
and
Masakuni.
The core-shell polymers may be solid. They may be particulate materials. The
core-shell
polymers may have an average particle size (number average) of from about 20
nm to
about 4,000 nm or from about 50 nm to about 500 nm. The first and second core-
shell
polymer may have the same or different particle size ranges. The particle
sizes may be
determined by light diffraction or by electronic microscopy.
The core shell polymers may have several glass transition temperatures (core
and shell
material may be chemically different). The compositions provided herein
preferably
contain at least one core-shell polymer having at least one glass transition
temperature
= (Tg) of less than about -30 C, or less than about -50 C and even more
preferably both
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the first and second core-shell polymer have at least one Tg of less than
about ¨ 50 C or
even less than about -70 C.
In some embodiments the core-shell polymers at least one of the core-shell
polymers
contains repeating units derivable from butadiene, butadiene and styrene or
butadiene,
styrene and methacrylate. In some embodiments the precursor compositions
contain one
core-shell polymer comprising a silicone polymer or copolymer. In other
embodiments the
precursor compositions contain a core-shell polymer comprising repeating units
derivable
from butadiene and a core-shell polymer comprising a silicone polymer or
copolymer.
Core shell polyMers are commercially available, for example under the trade
designation
TM
TM
GENIOPERL (silicone-based core-shell polymers from Wacker Chemie, Munich,
TM TM .
Germany), ALBIDUR (Silicone-based core-shell polymers from Nanoresins,
Geesthacht,
TM
Germany, PARALOID EXL (methacrylate-butadiene-styrene core-shell polymers from
TM TM TM
Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, PA, USA), or KANE ACE MX (from Kaneka, Brussels,
Belgium). Most of the commercially available core-shell rubber products are
dispersed in
some quantity of epoxy resins, the epoxy equivalent weights are indicated by
the
suppliers. This introduced amount of epoxy resin has to be considered when
making up
the precursor composition and when adjusting the epoxy : hardener (curing
agent) ratio.
In addition to the combination of core-shell polymers, the compositions may
contain
further toughening agents. Such toughening agents include liquid rubbers
containing
repeating units derived from butadiene or isobutadiene. The liquid rubber may
be homo
or copolymers, for example acrylate-copolymers. A particular example includes
liquid
butadiene acrylonitrile rubbers. Such liquid rubbers may or may not contain
reactive end
groups, such as for example amine-terminated rubber (ATBN) or carboxylate-
terminated
rubber (CTBN) or liquid rubbers containing free epoxy- or methacyrlate end-
groups.
Rubber means the polymers are elastomeric. The addition of a liquid butadiene
rubber is
believed to improve the mechanical strength of the cured adhesives at elevated
temperatures, in particular at temperatures of 90 C, 120 C or even 135 C.
Liquid
butadiene rubbers are commercially available, for example under the trade
designation
TM TM
HYPRO from Nanoresins AG, Geesthacht, Germany.
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Curing Agent System:
Curing agents suitable in the present invention are compounds which are
capable of
cross-linking (curing) the epoxy resin. Suitable curing agents according to
the present
invention are primary or secondary amines. The curing agent system comprises
two
amine curing agents, a first amine curing agent and a second amine curing
agent being
chemically different from the first one.
The first amine curing agent is an aliphatic, linear or branched, primary or
secondary
amine. The first amine curing agent may have the general structure:
R2 R4
R1 ¨N+ R3 -N-)-H
wherein
the residues R1, R2, and R4, independently from each other, may represent
hydrogen or a
hydrocarbon (such as an alkyl) or an alkoxy or a polyoxyalkyl residue
containing about 1
to 15 carbon atoms. R3 represents a hydrocarbon, an alkylether or a polyether
alkyl
residue, preferably containing about 1 to 15 carbon atoms. More preferably R3
is a
polyetheralkyl residue. Preferably, the residues R1, R2, and R4 are chosen
such that the
amine contains at least one or two primary amine groups;
n represents 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or an integer from 1 to 10.
Examples for suitable curing agents wherein R3 is an alkyl include ethylene
diamine,
diethylene diamine, triethylene tetraamine, propylene diamine, tetraethylene
pentaamine,
hexaethylene heptaamine, hexamethylene diamine, 2-methyl-1,5-pentamethylene-
diamine, and the like.
Preferably, the first curing agent is a polyether amine having one or tow or
more primary
amine moieties. The polyether amine may have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 or from 1 to
12, or from 1
to 6 catenary ether (oxygen) atoms. Suitable polyether amines include those
that can be
derived from polypropylene oxide or polyethylene oxide. Suitable polyether
amines are
commercially available under the trade designation JEFFAMINETM from Huntsman
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TM
Chemicals, or TTD (4,7,10-trioxatridecane-1,13-diamine) commercially
available, for
TM
example, from BASF, Ludwigshafen Germany.
The second curing agent is a cycloaliphatic amine. The cycloaliphatic amines
as used
herein mean that the amine contains one or more than one cycloaliphatic
residues. The
cycloaliphatic amines are preferably primary amines and contain at least one
primary
amine group More preferably the cycloaliphatic residues contains one or more
primary
amine groups (e.g. -NH2 group). Typical examples of cycloaliphatic amines
include
primary amines containing one or two cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, or cyclopentyl
residues or
combinations thereof. The cycloaliphatic residue is typically in a-, or f3-
position to the
amine groups (a-position means directly bonded to the amine. 8-position means
the
position adjacent to the a-position). Particular examples of a cycloaliphatic
amine curing
agents include methylene dicyclohexylamines, methyl or dimethyl methylene
dicyclohexylamines, isophorone amines or diamines. Suitable cycloaliphatic
amine curing
TM
agents are commercially available under the trade designation ANCAMINE 2264,
TM TM TM
ANCAMINE 2280, ANCAMINE 2286 from Airproduct and Chemical Inc, Allentown, PA,
TM TM
USA or BAXXODUR EC331 from BASE, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
The combination of first and second amine curing agents as described above is
believed
to improve the mechanical strength, as for example expressed as floating
roller peel
strength and/or overlap shear strength, of the cured adhesive compositions at
temperature ranges from about 0 C to about -55 C, or in particular at -55 C.
The
presence of the cycloaliphatic amine increase the mechanical strength of the
cured
compositions at elevated temperatures, such as for example at 120 C or even
135 C.
The first and second amine curing agents described above may typically be used
in a
amount of from about 3: 2 to about 2 : 3 by equivalent weight (i.e. by their
amine content).
Filler:
Filler include, but are not limited to, talc, coal tar, carbon black, textile
fibers, glass fibers,
aramid pulp, boron fibers, carbon fibers, sheet silicates or clays (such as,
for example,
mica, bentonite, wollastonite, kaolin), phosphates, silica, inorganic or
organic
microspheres or beads or combination thereof. The mechanical strength of the
cured
compositions can be improved at room temperature, if the filler is a particle
and not a
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fiber. In particular the filler particle is selected from amorphous silica,
metal particles or
powders, aluminium hydrates or glass spheres. The particles may be preferably
spherical or substantially spherical particles. The filler particles may have
a particle size
of from about 0.5 to about 500 pm, or from about 1 to about 50 pm. Preferably,
the
majority of the filler particles has an average particle size of from about
0.8 to about 100
pm or from about 5 to about 50pm. Filler particles include silica particles,
in particular
amorphous (non-hollow) silica particles, hollow silica particles (hollow glass
microspheres), metal particles or aluminium hydrate particles. It has been
found that the
silica particles as described above may further improve the mechanical
strength of the
cured composition at elevated temperatures, in particular at a temperature of
135 C.
Preferred filler particles include fused silica. In some embodiments the
compositions
contain amorphous silica particles such as, =for example, fused silica and
hollow glass
microspheres. The presence of amorphous silica particles is believed to
improve the
mechanical strength of the cured adhesive composition at elevated
temperatures, for
example at a temperature range from about 120 to about 135 C.
TM
TM
Fused silica is available, for example, under the trade designation MINSIL
from Minco
Inc., Midway, USA. Hollow glass microspheres are available under the trade
designation
TM TM
MICROBUBBLES from 3M Company, St. Paul, MN, USA.
The precursor compositions contain the above-mentioned ingredients in such
amounts
that upon curing the desired mechanical strength will be achieved. By using
the above-
mentioned ingredients cured adhesives having one or more or all of the
following
properties can be prepared:
a) cured adhesives having a floating roller peel strength on aluminum
substrates of at
least 80 N/25mm at -55 C when using a 150 pm thick bond line (as measured
according
to DIN EN 2243-2 (2005);
b) cured adhesives having a floating roller peel strength on aluminum
substrates of at
least 135 N/25mm at 23 C when using a 150 pm thick bond line (as measured
according
to DIN EN 2243-2 (2005);
c) cured adhesives having a floating roller peel strength on aluminum
substrates of at
least 50 N/25mm at 90 C when using a 150 pm thick bond line (as measured
according
to DIN EN 2243-2 (2005);
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d) cured adhesives having a floating roller peel strength on aluminum
substrates of at
least 20 N/25mm at 135 C when using a 150 pm thick bond line (as measured
according
to DIN EN 2243-2 (2005);
e) cured adhesives having properities a) and b) or a), b) and c);
f) cured adhesives having a floating roller peel strength on aluminum
substrates of at
least 80 N/25mm at -55 C, 23 C and 90 C;
g) cured adhesives having a floating roller peel strength on aluminum
substrates of at
least 80 N/25mm at -55 C, 23 C, 90 C and of at least 20 N/25mm, preferably at
least
60N/25mm at 135 C when using a 150 pm thick bond line (as measured according
to DIN
EN 2243-2 (2005).
The adhesives can be cured by exposure to 80 C for two hours.
Typically, the adhesive compositions are prepared from precursor composition
containing
in the part (B) from 40 to 80 % wt of epoxy resins, from 10 to 40% wt. core-
shell agents,
from 5 to 30 % fillers wherein the total amount of ingredients in part (B)
gives 100%.
Typically, the part (A) of the precursor contains from 60 to 95 % curing
agents, and from 2
to 10% filler with the total amounts of ingredients being 100%.
The amount of amine curing agents is typically chosen as described above.
The compositions may further contain liquid polymer comprising repeating units
derived
from butadiene (liquid butadiene rubbers) in amounts of 5 to 40% wt in either
part (B) or
part (A) or in both. If the liquid butadiene rubber is reactive, meaning it
has end groups
that can participate in the curing reaction, such as for example amine-
terminated
butadiene rubbers they are preferably present in the (A) part of the
composition together
with the curing agents.
The compositions my further contain other ingredients in minor amounts,
typically up to
20% wt or up to 10% wt in part (A) or up to 15 or up to 10% wt in part (B) of
ingredients
other than the types of ingredients described above.
For preparing the curable adhesive compositions parts (A) and (B) are
combined. The
ratio of part (A) to part (B) to be used for making the adhesive is preferably
determined by
their equivalent weights based on epoxy-group content and amine content
respectively.
Parts (A) and (B) are mixed in an equivalent weight ratio (of amine content to
epoxy
content) of about 1 : 1, preferably with a (small) excess of part (A).
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The compositions may further contain other ingredients, to optimize the
composition or to
adapt them to specific applications. The optimum amounts of these ingredients
can be
= identified by routine experimentation.
Other ingredients:
The compositions may further comprise adjuvants such reactive diluents,
pigments, flame
retardants, antioxidants, adhesion promoters, thixotropic agents, filler
materials other than
the filler particles mentioned above, secondary curatives, catalysts and the
like.
Reactive diluents and thixotropic agents may be added to control the flow
characteristics
of the adhesive composition.
Thixotropic agents are added to the compositions to prevent the composition
from having
a water-like consistency or viscosity. Thixotropic agents typically are
particulate materials
having particle sizes of less than 50 nm. Preferred thixotropic agents include
fumed silica.
= TM
Thixotropic agents are commercially available under the trade designation Cab-
O-Sil from
TM =TM TM
Cabot, Schwalbach im Taunus, Germany, or Aerosil from Degussa Evonik GmbH,
Frankfurt, Germany. Thixotropic agents may be present in part (A), part (B) or
both.
Typically, they may be present in an amount of up to 5% wt or up to 10% wt in
part (A),
(B) or in both.
Reactive diluents are monomeric epoxy-containing molecules. Preferably, they
have a
saturated or unsaturated cyclic backbone. Preferred reactive terminal ether
portions
include glycidyl ether. Examples of = suitable diluents include the diglycidyl
ether of
resorcinol, diglycidyl ether of cyclohexane dimethanol, diglycidyl ether of
neopentyl glycol,
triglycidyl ether of trimethylolpropane. Commercially available reactive
diluents are for
TM TM
example "Reactive Diluent 107" from Hexion- or "Epodil 757" from Air Products
and
TM
Chemical Inc, Allentown, PA, USA.
Pigments may include inorganic or organic pigments including ferric oxide,
brick dust,
carbon black, titanium oxide and the like.
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=
Secondary curatives include imidazoles, imidazole-salts, imidazolines or
aromatic tertiary
amines including those having the structure of formula:
OR1
R2
R4 4111
R3
wherein ,
R1 is H or alkyl, such as, e.g., methyl or ethyl, preferably methyl;
R2 is CHNR6R6;
R3 and R4 may be, independently from each other, present or absent and when
present
R3 and R4 are CHNR6R6;
R6 and R6 are, independent from each other, alkyl, preferably CH3 or CH2CH3;
An example for a secondary curative is tris-2,4,6-(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol
TM
commercially aailable under the trade designation ANCAMINE K54 from Air
Products
TM
and Chemicals Inc.
The composition may optionally contain metal salt catalysts for accelerating
the curing
reaction. Suitable catalysts which are operable in the present compositions
include the
group I metal, group 11 metal or lanthanoid salts wherein the anion is
selected from
nitrates, iodides, thiocyanates, triflates, alkoxides, perchlorates and
sulfonates with the
nitrates, iodides, thiocyanates, triflates and sulfonates including their
hydrates being
preferred. The preferred group I metal (cation) is lithium and the preferred
group 11 metals
are calcium and magnesium with calcium being especially preferred.
Accordingly,
preferred catalyst salts are lanthane nitrate, lanthane triflate, lithium
iodide, lithium nitrate,
calcium nitrate and their corresponding hydrates. In general, a catalytic
amount of salt is
employed. For most applications, the catalyst will be used from about 0.05 to
less than
3.0 parts by weight based on the total weight of the total composition.
Typically, a weight
ratio of metal salt catalyst to secondary curing agent of from about 1 : 1 to
about 3 : 1
may be employed.
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The adhesive composition can be applied to the desired substrate by any
convenient
technique. It can be applied cold or be applied warm if desired. It can be
applied by
extruding it or it can be applied using mechanical application methods such as
a caulking
gun, or by pasting it onto the substrate. Generally, the adhesive is applied
to one or both
substrates. The substrates are contacted such that the adhesive is located
between the
substrates to be bonded together. After application, the structural adhesive
is cured by
heating the composition to a temperature at which the curing agent initiates
cure of the
epoxy resin composition. Generally, this temperature may be about 60 C or
about 80 C.
=
The adhesive of the invention can be used to bond a variety of substrates
together
including wood, metal, coated metal, aluminum, a variety of plastic and filled
plastic
substrates, fiberglass and the like. In one preferred embodiment, the adhesive
is used to
bond parts of an aircraft together or parts to aircrafts, i.e. the composition
are used as a
repair material for aircrafts. Such parts can be steel, coated steel,
galvanized steel (such
as electrogalvanized, hot-dip zinc coated steel or zinc,/iron (galvaneal) -
coated steel),
= aluminum, coated aluminum, plastic and filled plastic substrates.
An especially preferred structural adhesive of the invention also exhibits
(when cured)
mainly cohesive failure when evaluated in peel testing method as described
below. It is
generally desirable to have structural adhesives fail in a cohesive mode
wherein the
adhesive splits and portions of the adhesive remain adhered to each of the
bonded
surfaces. A bond that fails cohesively is referred to as being "robust". A
failure mode
wherein an adhesive splits and portions of the adhesive do not remain adhered
to each of
the surface of the substrate are referred to as "adhesive failure mode".
The following examples are provided to illustrate the invention but are not
intended to limit
the scope thereof. All parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise
indicated.
Materials employed:
TM
TM
EPIKOTE 828 (Hexion Speciality Chemicals GmbH, Rosbach, Germany): epoxy resin
based on diglycidylether of bisphenol-A).
TM TM
PARALOID EXL 2600 (Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA/USA):
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methacrylate/butadiene/styrene polymer with ,core/shell architecture (white
powder not
dispersed in epoxy resin).
TM TM
TTD (BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany): 4,7,10-Trioxa-1,13-tridecane-diamine.
TM TM
KANE ACE MX-156 (Kaneka, Belgium): butadiene-based core/shell polymer (25%wt)
dispersed in epoxy resin (diglycidylether of bisphenol A).
TM TM
KANE ACE MX-257 (Kaneka, Belgium): butadiene based core/shell polymer (37%wt)
dispersed in epoxy resin (diglycidylether of bisphenol A).
TM TM
CAB-O-SIL TS 720 (Cabot GmbH, Hanau, Germany), hydrophobic fumed silica ¨
treated
with polydimethyl-siloxane polymer.
TM TM
AEROSIL 200 (Evonik Industries, Frankfurt, Germany), hydrophilic fumed silica.
TM TM
AEROSIL 202 (Evonik Industries, Frankfurt, Germany), hydrophobic fumed silica.
TM TM
ALBIDUR LP 2240 A (Nanoresins, Geesthacht, Germany), silicone based core-shell
toughening agent (40 %wt dispersed in epoxy resin).
TM TM
ANCAMINE 2264 (Airproducts and Chemicals, Allentown, PA, USA), cycloaliphatic
amine
curing agent.
TM TM
ANCAMINE K54 (Airproducts and Chemicals, Allentown, PA, USA), tertiary amine.
TM TM
APYRAL 24 (Nabaltec GmbH Schwandorf, Germany), aluminum trihydrate.
TM TM
BAXXODUR EC 331 (BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany), cycloaliphatic amine curing
agent.
TM TM
FILLEX 7-AEI, (Osthoff-Petrasch, Norderstedt, Germany), modified wollastonite,
filler.
TM TM
GENIOPERLS P52 (Wacker Chemie, Munich, Germany), silicone based core-shell
toughening agent.
TM
HOP-Mix 2303-AO (Osthoff-Petrasch, Norderstedt, Germany), glass fibers,
filler.
TM TM
HOP-Plastothix (Osthoff-Petrasch, Norderstedt, Germany), inorganic micro
fibers, filler.
TM TM
HYPRO 1800 x 21 ATBN (Nanoresins, Geesthacht, Germany), liquid nitrile
butadiene
rubber, toughening agent.
TM TM
KAOLIN W ultrafine (Erbsloh, Krefeld, Germany) bentonite, filler.
TM TM
MINSIL SF 20 (Minco Inc, Midway, USA) fused silica
TM TM
NANOMER I.E30 (Nanocor, Hoffmann Estates, USA), modified bentonite, filler.
TM
SILANE Z6040 (Dow Corning, Seneffe, Belgium), adhesion promoter.
Test Methods:
Particle sizes:
Particle sizes may be determined by light diffraction or by electron
microscopy.
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Cohesive Strength (Overlap Shear Strength):
Overlap shear strength was determined according to DIN EN 2243-1 (2005) using
a
tensile tester at a crosshead speed of 10 mm/min. The test-results were
reported in MPa.
The cohesive strength was measured on aluminium 2024 T3 clad, etched by
chromic-
sulfuric acid (etching for 15 min. at 70 C, bath composition: 27.5 w/w H2504
(density
1,82), 7.5 w/w Na2Cr207=2 H20, 65.0 w/w desalinated H20, additives: 0.5g/I
aluminum,
1.5g/I Cu504=5 H20.)
Equipment: Zwick/Roell Z050 tensile-tester with thermal chamber (Zwick GmbH &
Co.
KG, Ulm, Germany)
Substrate: 100 x 25 x 1,6 mm strips of Aluminium 2024 T3 clad (available from
Rocholl
GmbH, Aglasterhausen, Germany), etched by chromic-sulfuric acid as described
above.
Preparation of Test Assembly: The adhesive is applied on one end of a test
strip using a
spatula followed by overlapping the ends of the treated strip with the end of
the non-
treated strip. The two ends were pressed against each other forming an overlap
of 10
mm. Excess adhesive was then removed using a spatula. The overlapped strips
were
clamped at the adhesive ends using capacity binder clips. The clamped assembly
was
cured for 2h at 80 C in an air circulated oven at ambient humidity prior to
being submitted
to the overlap shear test according to DIN EN 2243-1.
Adhesive Strength (Floating Roller Peel Strength):
Adhesive strength was measured on aluminium 2024 T3 clad, etched by chromic-
sulfuric
acid. The floating roller peel strength was determined according to DIN 2243-2
(2005)
using a Zwick/Roell Z050 tensile-tester with thermal chamber (Zwick GmbH & Co.
KG,
Ulm, Germany) operating at a crosshead speed of 140 mm / min. The test results
are
reported in N/25mm.
250 x 25 x 1.6 mm and 300 x 25 x 0.5 mm aluminium 2024 T3 clad (available from
Rocholl GmbH, Aglasterhausen, Germany) were cleaned by immersion in methyl-
ethylketone followed by FPL etching as described above. The strips were masked
with a
Teflon tape (PTFE Tape 3M 5490) leaving a blank area of 200 mm x 25mm in order
avoid
flow of the adhesive over the extended area during assembly of the strips.
This
guarantees a defined bondline resulting in a well defined crack during the
measurement.
The test adhesive is applied on the blank area of the 1.6 mm strip and on the
blank area
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of the corresponding 0.5m mm strip using a spatula. The strips were pressed
against
each other and residual adhesive was removed with a spatula. The assembly was
clamped on both sides using capacity binder clips over the length of the
bondline.
Preparation of Part A:
The amine curatives were heated to 80 C. Ancamine K54 was added and the
mixture
was stirred for further 5 minutes. The remaining ingredients were added at
room
temperature (23 C) while stirring for 1 minute using a high speed mixer (DAC
150 FVZ
Speedmixer, Hauschild Engineering, Germany) at 3000 rpm. The ingredients were
added
in small amounts to make sure the temperature does not increase over 100 C.
Preparation of Part B:
Epoxy resin and the predispersed core shell particles were mixed at 23 C with
stirring. If
used, non-predispersed core-shell polymer (Paraloid EXL 2600) was added in
small
portions with stirring for 15 minutes. After an additional stirring for 30
minutes, the mixture
was heated to 80 C and held for 90 minutes. The solution was cooled down to
room
temperature. The remaining ingredients were subsequently added and homogenized
with
a high speed mixer (a DAC 150 FVZ Speedmixer, Hauschild Engineering, stirring
at 3000
rpm for 1 minute after each addition at 23 C).
Mixing of Part A and Part B:
Part A and Part B were mixed in a high speed mixer at 3000 rpm for 30 seconds.
The
compositions were then cured at 80 C for 2 hours in an air-circulated oven at
ambient
humidity.
Experiments 1 to 5
The floating roller peel strength of compositions containing various
toughening agents
was measured at 55 C. The cured compositions were obtained by combining the A
part
of table 1 with the different B parts of table 2 (B1-135). B1 is a composition
containing a
core-shell toughening agent based on methacrylate-butadiene-styrene polymers.
B2 is a
composition comprising a silicone-based core-shell toughener. B3 contains a
combination
of the tougheners used in B1 and B2. B4 comprises a combination of a core-
shell
toughener with a toughening agent based on a liquid butadiene-nitrile rubber.
B5 is a
precursor composition comprising a combination of two core-shell polymers.
Final
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adhesive were prepared by combining the B parts with the A parts. A and B
parts were
combined such that the equivalent weight ratio of A: B was 1.03 : 1Ø
Ingredients % by weight
TTD 78.32
Ancamine K54 13.50
Soudan Rouge 380 0.08
Aerosil 200 8.10
Total 100.00
Equivalent weight 67.80
Table 1: Composition of the A-part
Ingredient B1 B2 B3 B4 B5
in % by weight
Epikote 828 71.21 46.53 62.38 72.10 48.76
Paraloid EXL2600 16.45 7.78 7.78 7.78
Albidur EP 2240 41.13 17.50
Kane Ace MX-156 31.12
Hycar 1300x21 7.78
ATBN
Silane Z6040 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59
Carb-O-sil TS720 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75
Nanocor I.E.30 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Equivalent weight 265.19 260.21 257.10 261.93 257.33
Table 2: composition of the B part.
Ex 1 Ex 2 Ex 3 Ex 4 Ex 5
(A +61) (A + B2) (A + 133) (A + 134) (A +65)
Average 59.2 73.8 94.7 53.7 105.0
Standard deviation 17.1 2.4 17.1 22.5 13.4
Failure mode adhesive cohesive cohesive cohesive cohesive
Table 3: Results of floating roller peel tests performed at -55 C.
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The results of floating roller peel tests obtained with the cured samples
indicate an
improved mechanical strength for combinations of core-shell polymers (Ex 3, Ex
5)
compared to the use of single core-shell polymers (Ex 1, Ex 2) or of a
combination of a
single core-shell polymer with another toughening agent (liquid butadiene
rubber, Ex 4) at
-55 C.
Experiments 6 to 11
The floating roller peel strength at room temperature of compositions
containing a
combination of core shell toughening agents with different filler materials
was examined.
Adhesives were prepared by combining the A-part with the B-part as described
above. All
adhesive compositions tested were made up of the A-part composed as shown in
table 4.
The composition of the B-parts is shown in table 5. The results of the
floating roller peel
tests are shown in table 6.
Ingredients % by weight
TTD 43.62
Ancamine 2264 44.31
Ancamine K54 7.52
Soudan Rouge 380 0.05
Aerosil 200 4.50
Total 100.00
Equivalent weight 60.90
Table 4: the composition of the A-part
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Ingredient B3 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10
In % by
weight
Epikote 62.38 62.38 62.38 62.38 62.38 62.38
828
Paraloid 7.78 7.78 7.78 7.78 7.78 7.78
EXL 2600
Albidur EP 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50
2240
Silane 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59
Z6040
Cab-O-Sil 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75
TS720
Nanocor 10.0
I.E.30
Kaolin W 10.0
ultrafein
Minsil 10.0
SF20
Fillex 7- 10.0
AE1
HOP- 10.0
Plastothix
Apyral 24 10.0
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Equivalent 257.1 257.1 257.1 257.1 257.1 257.1
weight
Table 5: composition of the B-part with various filler materials
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Ex 6 Ex 7 Ex 8 Ex 9 Ex 10 Ex 11
(A+ B3) (A + 136) (A+ 137) (A + 138) (A +
139) (A + B10)
Average 91.4 102.0 160.6 123.3 132.5 154.0
Standard 0.3 6.6 16.7 21.5 9.2 8.4
deviation
Failure mode adhesive adhesive cohesive mixed mixed cohesive
Table 6: Results of floating roller peel tests performed at 23 C.
The results represented in table 6 indicate that the mechanical strength at
room
temperature of an adhesive composition containing a combination of core-shell
polymers
can be increased when using filler particles rather than fibers or sheet-like
materials such
as clays or sheet silicates.
Experiment 12
Compositions of example 8 (Ex 8, fused silica filler) and example 11 (Ex 11,
aluminium
hydrate filler) were measured for their overlap shear strength at high
temperature
(135 C). The results shown in table 7 and 8 indicate that both filler
materials are
comparable at room and elevated temperature but that better mechanical
strength at high
temperatures (135 ) can be obtained with a silica filler than with an
aluminium hydrate
filler.
Temperature 23 C 90 C 135 C
Average 42.9 22.4 15.8
Standard deviation 2.6 1.8 1.2
Failure mode cohesive cohesive mixed
Table 7: Results of overlap shear tests performed with the composition of
example 8 at
23 C, 90 C and 135 C.
Temperature 23 C 90 C 135 C
Average 38.7 25.8 7.9
Standard deviation 1.6 1.6 1.9
Failure mode cohesive cohesive mixed
Table 8: Results of overlap shear tests performed with the composition of
example 11 at
23 C, 90 C and 135 C.
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Experiment 13
The adhesive obtained by combining the precursor composition B7 of table 5 and
the A
part of table 4 was cured 2 hours at 80 C. The floating roller peel strength
of the samples
was measured at -55 C, 23 C, 90 C and 135 C and show very good mechanical
strength
over the temperature range from -55 C up to 90 C and satisfying mechanical
strength
even at 135 C.
Peel-strength at -55 Average 111.0
[N/25mm]
Standard deviation 8.9
Failure mode cohesive
Peel-strength at 23 C Average 160.6
[N/25mm]
Standard deviation 16.7
Failure mode cohesive
Peel-strength at 90 C Average 179.8
[N/25mm]
Standard deviation 34.9
Failure mode cohesive
Peel-strength at 135 C Average 28.0
[N/25mm]
Standard deviation 5.6
Failure mode cohesive
Table 9: floating roller peel strength of the cured composition of experiment
13.
Experiments 14 to 16
The adhesive obtained by combining the precursor composition B7 of table 5 and
various
parts A as shown in table 10 were cured 2 hours at 80 C. The floating roller
peel strength
of the samples was measured at -55 C, 23 C and 90 C. The results shown in
table 11
show that a combination of curing agents improves the mechanical strength
compared to
the use of a single curing agent.
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Ingredients Al [% by weight] A2[% by weight] A3[% by weight]
TTD 43.62 30.22 0.0
Ancamine 2264 44.31 61.44 94.74
Ancamine K54 7.52 5.21 5.26
Soudan Rouge 0.05 0.05 0.05
380
Aerosil 200 4.50 4.50 0.0
Total 100.00 100.00 100.00
Equivalent weight 60.90 58.60 56.34
Equivalent weight 1 : 1 1 : 2 n.a.
ratio
TTD/Ancamine
2264
Table 10: the composition of the A-parts in experiments 14 to 16
Ex 13 Ex 14 Ex15
(B7 + Al) (B7 + A2) (B7 + A3)
Peel-strength at -55 Average 111.0 99.0 56.1
[N/25mm]
Standard 8.9 11.5 13.5
deviation
Failure mode cohesive cohesive cohesive
Peel-strength at 23 C Average 160.6 141.0 90.8
[N/25mm]
Standard 16.7 3.1 3.1
deviation
Failure mode cohesive cohesive cohesive
Peel-strength at 90 C Average 179.8 103.8 113.7
[N/25mm]
Standard 34.9 24.2 40.9
deviation
Failure mode cohesive cohesive cohesive
Table 11: floating roller peel strength of the cured composition of
experiments 14 to 16.
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Experiment 17
The following experiments shows that the mechanical strength of at very high
temperatures (135 C) of the above compositions can be further improved by
adding a
liquid butadiene rubber to the composition.
Ingredients % by weight
TTD 18.38
Ancamine 2264 33.55
Ancamine K54 2.80
Soudan Rouge 380 0.03
Aerosil R 202 5.51
K37 glass bubbles 4.60
Epikote 828 5.51
Hycar 1300X21 29.62
Total 100.00
Equivalent weight 102.76
Table12: the composition of the A-part (A4)
Ingredients % by weight
Epikote 828 45.89
KaneAce MX 257 22.22
Albidur EP2240 16.99
Silane Z6040 0.57
Cab-O-Sil TS 720 4.61
Minsil 5F20 9.71
Total 100.00
Equivalent weight 266.50
Table 13: the composition of the B-part (B11)
Parts A and B were combined (3.97 g of part A and 10.0 g of part B) and cured
at 80 C
for 2 hours as described above. Floating roller T-peel tests and overlap shear
tests were
carried out on aluminum substrates at a 150pm bond line as described above.
The results
are shown in table 14 below.
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Peel-strength [N/25mm] Ex 16 (A4 (3.97g) + B11(10.0 g))
at -55 [N/25mm] Average 136.2
Standard deviation 12.5
Failure mode Cohesive
at 23 C [N/25mm] Average 163.8
Standard deviation 3.6
Failure mode cohesive
at 90 C [N/25mm] Average 164.1
Standard deviation 6.8
Failure mode cohesive
at 135 C [N/25mm] Average 68.9
Standard deviation 8.0
Failure mode cohesive
Overlap shear strength Ex 16 (A4 (3.97g) + B11(10.0 g))
at -55 C [Mpa] Average 27.7
Standard deviation 1.2
Failure mode mixed
at 23 C [Mpa] Average 29.6
Standard deviation 1.3
Failure mode cohesive
at 90 C [Mpa] Average 18.1
Standard deviation 0.5
Failure mode cohesive
at 135 C [Mpa] Average 11.3
Standard deviation 0.7
Failure mode cohesive
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